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... thousand troops in the field . Nor was this estimate excessive , when it is recollected that she protected Norfolk , the navy- yard , and James river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those ...
... thousand troops in the field . Nor was this estimate excessive , when it is recollected that she protected Norfolk , the navy- yard , and James river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those ...
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... thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the necessity of leaving our killed and wounded in the hands of the enemy . The ...
... thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the necessity of leaving our killed and wounded in the hands of the enemy . The ...
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... thousand . But the contest was easily decided by the brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers , with the 12th Georgia regiment . They had stood for nearly two hours , receiving with composed courage the ...
... thousand . But the contest was easily decided by the brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers , with the 12th Georgia regiment . They had stood for nearly two hours , receiving with composed courage the ...
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... thousand prisoners , and stores amounting to millions of dollars . And all these prizes had been obtained by the ... thousand and that of Shields ten thousand men . At Harrisonburg , Jackson left the main turn- pike - road of the Valley ...
... thousand prisoners , and stores amounting to millions of dollars . And all these prizes had been obtained by the ... thousand and that of Shields ten thousand men . At Harrisonburg , Jackson left the main turn- pike - road of the Valley ...
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... thousand , and probably much larger , while our loss did not exceed three hundred , and probably not two hundred . The judicious selec- tion of a position in which to receive the enemy favored this result , but it was largely due to the ...
... thousand , and probably much larger , while our loss did not exceed three hundred , and probably not two hundred . The judicious selec- tion of a position in which to receive the enemy favored this result , but it was largely due to the ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery Ashby attack bank batteries Bragg bridge brigade campaign captured cavalry Chambersburg charge Chickahominy command commenced Confederacy Confederate corps D. H. Hill defeated defences division driven enemy enemy's engaged evacuated Ewell Ewell's fall back Federal fell field fight fire flank forces Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Hill's Hooker horse hour hundred infantry intrenchments J. E. B. Stuart Jackson James river Kentucky killed and wounded line of battle Longstreet loss Manassas Maryland McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning movement night North Northern numbers o'clock occupied officers opened passed pieces of artillery Pope Port Hudson portion position prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear rebel regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road shell shot side skirmishers soldiers South Southern surrender Tennessee thousand tion town troops Turner Ashby Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia wagons Washington whole woods Yankee